Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact
#v18#13 [339]
(February 28, 1963)
George A. Pflaum,
1946 Series
- Volume
- 18
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Every two weeks during the school year
- On-sale Date
- 1963-02-18
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher Inc.
- Editing
- Richard J. Voelkel
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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[no title indexed]
Ali / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Marvin Townsend (signed)
- Pencils
- Marvin Townsend (signed)
- Inks
- Marvin Townsend (signed)
- Letters
- Marvin Townsend
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cat fish in lake ahead
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ali
- Synopsis
- Ali sees a sign for what he thinks is catfish; it's actually cats, fishing.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
The Mystery of Shady Falls / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Ruth Geller [as Ruth Burton]; Burton Geller [as Ruth Burton]
- Pencils
- Reed Crandall
- Inks
- Reed Crandall
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The new skating rink at Shady Falls is about to open...
- Genre
- adventure
- Synopsis
- After Maureen makes her singing debut at the skating rink, Police Chief Murphy is found slugged.
Indexer Notes
Part 3 of "The Mystery of Shady Falls"
The Effects of Salt on Ice
Treasure Chest Experimental Station / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dr. Gunther Q. Mouse; Murphy
- Synopsis
- Experiments demonstrate that salt lowers the freezing point of water.
[In Beringravia, good King Bong loves bears.]
The Bear and the Wicked Wainwright / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical
- Characters
- The bear
- Synopsis
- The bear is trapped, starved, and enslaved by Thos the wicked wainwright.
Indexer Notes
Part 1 of "The Bear and the Wicked Wainwright"; continued next issue
[Two Polish names appear early in American history books.]
America: The Melting Pot / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- History and facts about Polish-Americans.
Indexer Notes
Part 7 of "America: The Melting Pot"
Flatty to Fatty!
Draw-Along with Frank Borth / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Frank Borth
- Synopsis
- How to add depth to drawing.
- Reprints
-
in Draw-Along With Frank Borth (George A. Pflaum, 1965 series) (1965) which is reprinted
-
in Indexer Notes
Lesson 3
[My introduction to a moody giant...]
Talking it over... with Father John / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- religious
- Synopsis
- A visit to Vesuvius prompts reflections on controlling one's moods while accepting life's tribulations.
How Animals and People Keep from Getting Nice and Cold
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Old Man Winter explains natural protections and human strategies against the cold.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Chuck White and His Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In a deep, hidden canyon in Arizona...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Chuck White
- Synopsis
- As Chuck and company explore the Indian pueblo, Gene returns to camp to find his candy bars gone.
Indexer Notes
Part 3 of the Lost Treasure of Santa Fe saga
Max Pine was an alias of Frank Moss, per 2006 interview with Frank Borth: "You can find out in reading your things he also uses the word Max Pine as a substitute for him because he didn't want them to think he was writing everything in the place..." http://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A40849
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Remember, O Man...
-
2.
["Cat fish in lake ahead"]
Ali -
3.
["The new skating rink at Shady Falls is about to open..."]
The Mystery of Shady Falls -
4.
The Effects of Salt on Ice
Treasure Chest Experimental Station -
5.
[In Beringravia, good King Bong loves bears.]
The Bear and the Wicked Wainwright -
6.
[Two Polish names appear early in American history books.]
America: The Melting Pot -
7.
Flatty to Fatty!
Draw-Along with Frank Borth -
8.
[My introduction to a moody giant...]
Talking it over... with Father John -
9.
How Animals and People Keep from Getting Nice and Cold
-
10.
["In a deep, hidden canyon in Arizona..."]
Chuck White and His Friends -
11.
Washington's Birthday Puzzle Page
-
12.
TC's Cut-Out Vintage Car
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Michael Hoskin
- Dan Kocher
- Lou Mazzella
- Jim Van Dore
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